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GNU Shepherd 0.10 Released For Guile-Written Init/Service Manager

Phoronix - Sat, 05/13/2023 - 23:56
GNU Shepherd 0.10 is out today as the latest release for this GNU-backed service manager and init system that is written in Guile...

Microsoft Aims For Greater Script Execution Control On Linux

Phoronix - Sat, 05/13/2023 - 20:24
This week alongside several other Linux Foundation events in Vancouver was the Linux Security Summit. Commanding a significant presence at the Linux Security Summit was Microsoft...

Fwupd 1.9.1 Released With Many Bug Fixes, New Capabilities

Phoronix - Sat, 05/13/2023 - 18:23
Following yesterday's release of Fwupd 1.8.15, Fwupd 1.9.1 is now available as the latest release of this open-source firmware updating solution for Linux systems...

Asahi Linux To Users: Please Stop Using X.Org

Phoronix - Sat, 05/13/2023 - 17:58
Asahi Linux lead developer Hector Martin issued a lengthy post encouraging users of this Apple Silicon focused Linux distribution to stop using X.Org as Wayland is the future...

Intel Issues New CPU Microcode Going Back To Gen8 For New, Undisclosed Security Updates

Phoronix - Sat, 05/13/2023 - 06:40
Well, this is a bit strange... Intel just published Friday afternoon CPU microcode updates for all supported processor families back to Coffee Lake "Gen 8" for undisclosed security updates...

Wine 8.8 Released - Starts Working On ARM64EC Module Support

Phoronix - Sat, 05/13/2023 - 06:11
Wine 8.8 is out as another bi-weekly development release of this open-source software for running Windows games and applications on Linux, Chrome OS, and other platforms...

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